Title :
Calibration of a Wideband IF Nonlinear Vectorial Network Analyser
Author :
Van Moer, Wendy ; Rolain, Yves
Author_Institution :
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Dept. ELEC/TW); Pleinlaan 2; B-1050 Brussels(Belgium) Phone : +32.2.629.28.68; Fax : +32.2.629.28.50; Email : wendy.vanmoer@vub.ac.be
Abstract :
Unlike the Vectorial Network Analyser, the Nonlinear Vectorial Network Analyser imposes a wideband intermediate frequency (IF) detection (a few kHz instead of Hz). In this paper, the influence of the resulting signal-to-noise degradation on the calibration accuracy is analysed. The statistical properties of a standard calibration are compared to a stochastically founded method based on real experimental data.
Keywords :
Bandwidth; Calibration; Degradation; Frequency measurement; Pulse measurements; Radio frequency; Signal analysis; Signal to noise ratio; Stochastic processes; Wideband;
Conference_Titel :
ARFTG Conference Digest-Spring, 53rd
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5686-1
DOI :
10.1109/ARFTG.1999.327340
